Genus Brachaelurus Ogilby, 1907

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• Brachaelurus Ogilby, J.D. 1907. Notes on exhibits. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 20: 27-30 [27] [Ogilby introduced the name, including only Hemiscyllium modestum, but later Ogilby, J.D. 1908. On new genera and species of fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 21: 1–26 designated Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908 as the type species and designated H. modestum as the type of Cirriscyllium].

  Type species:

   Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872 (= Squalus waddi Bloch & Schneider, 1801) by monotypy.
• Brachaelurus Ogilby, J.D. 1908. On new genera and species of fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 21: 1-26 [4].

  Type species:

   Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908 by original designation.
• Cirriscyllium Ogilby, J.D. 1908. On new genera and species of fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 21: 1-26 [4].

  Type species:

   Chiloscyllium modestum Günther, 1872 by original designation.
• Heteroscyllium Regan, C.T. 1908. A new generic name for an orectolobid shark. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 2(59): 454-455 [455].

  Type species:

   Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908 by monotypy.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Compagno, L.J.V. 2001. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). Rome : FAO, FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1 Vol. 2 269 pp. [144] (in part, recognised Heteroscyllium as distinct)
• Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [129] (treated Heteroscyllium as synonym)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

General References

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [129]

 

History of changes

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16-Apr-2012		29-Sep-2015	MODIFIED
		04-Nov-2010	MODIFIED